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Wantirna
Melbourne, Victoria
Wantirna; Melbourne, Victoria
	Wantirna
Coordinates	37°50′38″S 145°13′44″E / 37.844°S 145.229°E
Population	13,818 (2016)
• Density	1,665/km2 (4,312/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	3152
Area	8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Location	24 km (15 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)	City of Knox
State electorate(s)	Bayswater
Federal division(s)	Aston
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Wantirna is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Knox local government area. At the 2016 Census Wantirna had a population of 13,818.^[1]

Its name is derived from the local aboriginal population's meaning for, "a gurgling stream".

The Knox Private Hospital, Westfield Knox shopping centre, and Kieran are located in Wantirna.

The EastLink tollway runs through Wantirna with interchanges at Boronia Road and Burwood Highway.

Wantirna was first settled by Australians of European descent in 1840 when Mrs. Madeline Scott established the "Bushy Park" cattle run on the banks of the Dandenong Creek. During the 1870s other pioneers opened up the area to settlement.^[2] In 1912 the need for a school to serve the local area soon became apparent in this small but fast-growing area; the Finger family donated two acres of land on the southern side of Mountain Hwy (then known as Wantirna-Sassafras Rd) and a timber schoolhouse was opened. The Finger and Fankhauser families were prime movers in the erection of the Methodist Church opened opposite the school in May 1914, and a parish hall was built on Burwood Highway in 1924. Wantirna Post Office opened on 1 November 1913, closed in 1977, and reopened in 1983.^[3] The Wantirna Reserve was provided by the council in 1925 and a tennis court was built there shortly afterwards. In December 1939, after the outbreak of World War II, West Prussia Road was renamed Wantirna Road.

Locations in Wantirna, especially Westfield Knox, are occasionally used to shoot the soap opera Neighbours. Koomba Park is a large native bushland park spanning the area between Dandenong Creek and the Eastlink Tollway. It is run by Parks Victoria and was opened in 1982. The Victorian Jazz Archive is located within Koomba Park.

Schools

Schools in Wantirna include Wantirna Primary School, Wantirna College, Regency Park Primary School, Templeton Primary School and St Luke's Primary School.

Churches

Hills Bible Church
Knox Presbyterian Church
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Stake Centre and the Melbourne Australia Temple (churchofjesuschrist.org)

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wantirna (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
^ Knox City Council – City of Knox Suburb Histories
^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 30 March 2021

[ABS2016-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wantirna (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 September 2017.

[2] Knox City Council – City of Knox Suburb Histories

[a-3] Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 30 March 2021

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-'''Wantirna''' is a suburb of [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], 24&nbsp;km east of Melbourne's [[Melbourne City Centre|Central Business District]], located within the [[City of Knox]] [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]]. At the [[Census in Australia#2016|2016 Census]] Wantirna had a population of 13,818.<ref name=ABS2016/>
+'''Wantirna''' is a suburb of [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], 24&nbsp;km east of Melbourne's [[Melbourne central business district|Central Business District]], located within the [[City of Knox]] [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]]. At the [[Census in Australia#2016|2016 Census]] Wantirna had a population of 13,818.<ref name=ABS2016/>
 Its name is derived from the local aboriginal population's meaning for, "a gurgling stream".
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 The [[EastLink, Melbourne|EastLink]] [[Toll road|tollway]] runs through Wantirna with interchanges at Boronia Road and [[Burwood Highway]].
-Wantirna was first settled by Australians of European descent in 1840 when Mrs. Madeline Scott established the "Bushy Park" cattle run on the banks of the Dandenong Creek. During the 1870s other pioneers opened up the area to settlement.<ref>[http://www.knox.vic.gov.au/Page/Page.asp?Page_Id=515&h=0#BM1560 Knox City Council - City of Knox Suburb Histories<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 1912 the need for a school to serve the local area soon became apparent in this small but fast-growing area; the Finger family donated two acres of land on the southern side of Mountain Hwy (then known as Wantirna-Sassafras Rd) and a timber schoolhouse was opened. The Finger and Fankhauser families were prime movers in the erection of the Methodist Church opened opposite the school in May 1914, and a parish hall was built on Burwood Highway in 1924. Wantirna Post Office opened on 1 November 1913, closed in 1977, and reopened in 1983.<ref name = "a">{{Citation| last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Wantirna* | access-date = 30 March 2021}}</ref> The Wantirna Reserve was provided by the council in 1925 and a tennis court was built there shortly afterwards. In December 1939, after the outbreak of [[World War II]], West Prussia Road was renamed Wantirna Road.
+Wantirna was first settled by Australians of European descent in 1840 when Mrs. Madeline Scott established the "Bushy Park" cattle run on the banks of the Dandenong Creek. During the 1870s other pioneers opened up the area to settlement.<ref>[http://www.knox.vic.gov.au/Page/Page.asp?Page_Id=515&h=0#BM1560 Knox City Council – City of Knox Suburb Histories<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 1912 the need for a school to serve the local area soon became apparent in this small but fast-growing area; the Finger family donated two acres of land on the southern side of Mountain Hwy (then known as Wantirna-Sassafras Rd) and a timber schoolhouse was opened. The Finger and Fankhauser families were prime movers in the erection of the Methodist Church opened opposite the school in May 1914, and a parish hall was built on Burwood Highway in 1924. Wantirna Post Office opened on 1 November 1913, closed in 1977, and reopened in 1983.<ref name = "a">{{Citation| last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Wantirna* | access-date = 30 March 2021}}</ref> The Wantirna Reserve was provided by the council in 1925 and a tennis court was built there shortly afterwards. In December 1939, after the outbreak of [[World War II]], West Prussia Road was renamed Wantirna Road.
 Locations in Wantirna, especially [[Westfield Knox]], are occasionally used to shoot the soap opera ''[[Neighbours]]''. Koomba Park is a large native bushland park spanning the area between Dandenong Creek and the Eastlink Tollway. It is run by Parks Victoria and was opened in 1982. The [[Victorian Jazz Archive]] is located within Koomba Park.